How to say "climbing" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 上昇じょうしょうsuru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveCovers climbing in the sense of upward movement — rising prices, temperatures, or an aircraft climbing — rather than a person scaling a rock face; for that physical sense it is not the word you want.
- nounThe loanword for climbing as a sport or leisure activity, such as rock climbing; when English 'climbing' refers to the hobby rather than a particular ascent, this is the word.
- 上りのぼりnounThe ascent itself — going up a mountain or slope — or the upward path; it names the climb as an act or a way up, as opposed to the descent.
Use 上昇 for upward movement of things such as rising figures or an ascending aircraft, 「クライミング」 for climbing as a sport, and 「上り」 for the act or path of going up a slope or mountain.
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